How to Build a Business When Everyone Says Your Idea is Impossible
Chris Barton is the co-founder of Shazam, a mobile music recognition service which started out as an idea that Chris had in 1999. All the experts told him that it was impossible. Today, Shazam has over 100 million active users each month.
In 2004, Chris joined Google and currently he’s working at Dropbox, where he’s responsible for business development for mobile operators. He also continues to serve on the Shazam Entertainment board.
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Success Quote
- “The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” — Walter Bagehot
Book Recommendation
- “Burn Rate” by Michael Wolff
Links, Resources & People Mentioned
Contact Information
- Chris Barton – @bartonsurfer
- Omer Khan – @omerkhan
Recommended Podcast Episodes
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- Assembly: Going from Nice to Have to Must Have SaaS Product - with Jonathan Fields [365]
- Qwilr: SaaS Freemium Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - with Mark Tanner [261]
- Hubstaff: Overcoming Early Struggles to Bootstrap to $22M ARR - with Jared Brown [390]
- Scaling a SaaS: Lessons from LinkSquares' $40M ARR Growth - with Vishal Sunak [349]
- Overcoming the Challenges of a Female-Founded SaaS Startup - with Rachel Liaw [253]
- Duda: From Frustrations and Doubts to 8-Figure ARR SaaS - with Itai Sadan [378]
- Subly: Bootstrapping a SaaS from Zero to 60,000 Users - with Holly Stephens [289]